T-cell PTLD presenting as acalculous cholecystitis

Pediatr Transplant. 2008 Sep;12(6):717-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00843.x.

Abstract

We report a five-yr-old child, presenting three yr after heart transplant with acalculous cholecystitis. Histology revealed EBV negative T-cell PTLD. The disease involved the gallbladder, liver, lungs, and mesenteric lymph nodes. He was treated with chemotherapy, went into remission, but relapsed after 11 months and died.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acalculous Cholecystitis / diagnosis*
  • Acalculous Cholecystitis / immunology*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / therapy
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Gallbladder / pathology
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / immunology*
  • Male
  • Remission Induction
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Treatment Outcome